EP2875203A1 - Adjustable sliding door system - Google Patents

Adjustable sliding door system

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EP2875203A1
EP2875203A1 EP13820657.8A EP13820657A EP2875203A1 EP 2875203 A1 EP2875203 A1 EP 2875203A1 EP 13820657 A EP13820657 A EP 13820657A EP 2875203 A1 EP2875203 A1 EP 2875203A1
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Prior art keywords
sliding door
surface elements
front surface
door system
opening
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EP2875203A4 (en
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Anders HORNEBO
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DecoSlide Co ApS
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/32—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing
    • E06B3/34—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement
    • E06B3/42—Sliding wings; Details of frames with respect to guiding
    • E06B3/46—Horizontally-sliding wings
    • E06B3/4663—Horizontally-sliding wings specially adapted for furniture
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/0604—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane allowing an additional movement
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/32—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing
    • E06B3/34—Arrangements of wings characterised by the manner of movement; Arrangements of movable wings in openings; Features of wings or frames relating solely to the manner of movement of the wing with only one kind of movement
    • E06B3/42—Sliding wings; Details of frames with respect to guiding
    • E06B3/46—Horizontally-sliding wings
    • E06B3/469—Arrangements at the overlapping vertical edges of the wings that engage when closing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B5/00—Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes; Border constructions therefor
    • E06B5/006—Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes; Border constructions therefor for furniture
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/70—Door leaves
    • E06B2003/7049—Specific panel characteristics
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/70—Door leaves
    • E06B2003/7096—Door leaves with possibilities to alter the extension of the door

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  • the present invention relates to an adjustable sliding door system for building a sliding door adapted to be used for delimiting a part of a room in an opening and extending from the floor to the ceiling of said room, said sliding door is adapted to run in a track positioned opposite on respectively the ceiling and the floor of the room, wherein said adjustable sliding door system comprises two profiles constituting the sides of said sliding door.
  • sliding doors are mostly available in connection with the purchase of closets. Usually, the buyer has a range of choices that fall within predefined dimensions. Sliding doors are adapted to be used for delimiting a part of a room in an opening and could extend from the floor to the ceiling of a room and could be mounted in front of any opening such as a door opening or be mounted as an intermediate wall.
  • the object of the invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. Description of the Invention
  • adjustable sliding door system as described in the preamble of claim 1, wherein the adjustable sliding door system comprises a plurality of surface elements adapted to be mounted overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening.
  • the advantage of the invention is that the customer may build a sliding door (or a plurality of interconnected sliding doors), which is tailored to any opening (e.g. for closets, entrances and the like) without being bound to predefined sizes. Based on few standard elements a very flexible solution is obtained where a sliding door of any height may be built and colours/decors may vary in relation to personal desires.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that a very flexible solution is obtained where a sliding door of any height may be built and furthermore colours/decors may vary in relation to personal desires.
  • the sliding door manufacturer only needs to produce standard components for the sliding door system, and the user can then easily from these standard components assemble a sliding door having a specific height corresponding to the opening where the sliding door is to be mounted.
  • transportation of the sliding doors is much simpler and less space consuming. Sliding door systems can be transported using standard cars.
  • the sliding door system For each sliding door to be mounted in an opening, the sliding door system comprises two profiles and surface elements.
  • the process of adding a sliding door in an opening using the sliding door system according to the present invention is as follows:
  • the height of the opening is measured (the distance between the floor and the ceiling). 2.
  • the surface elements have a predefined width and are positioned in continuation of each other and overlapping until a length is obtained corresponding to the height of the opening. This could in one embodiment be done by using an indicator e.g. measurement tape also included in the sliding door system.
  • rollers are mounted, e.g. on a bottom plate being mounted to the sliding door, and the sliding door is ready to be inserted in the opening for running along a track already mounted in the opening.
  • the track could in one embodiment also be included in the sliding door system.
  • the height of the sliding door is adjustable, whereas the width of the sliding door is predefined.
  • the sliding doors build from a sliding door system according to the present invention have a maximum height corresponding to the length of the profiles in the system before cutting.
  • the surface elements comprises a plurality of front surface elements adapted to be mounted between said profiles of said sliding door, and wherein the front surface elements are adapted to be mounted overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening.
  • standard sized front surface elements can be positioned overlapping and in continuation of each other covering any height, only the number of elements and the amount of overlapping needs to be adjusted.
  • each front surface element comprises at least one recessed edge for engaging with a neighbouring front surface element.
  • the surface elements comprises front surface elements and back plates, wherein the front surface elements are positioned in a mutual distance introducing a gap between said front surface elements, and wherein the back plates are meant for positioning behind the front surface elements for covering said mutual distance between two neighbouring front surface elements.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that front surface elements may be interconnected by such back plates, and the back plates make the distance between front surface elements flexible since any gap may be covered by the back plate.
  • each back plate comprises elongated grooves along the width of the back plate, wherein said elongated grooves are adapted for engaging with said front surface elements.
  • said system further comprises rollers for rolling the lower part of said sliding door along said track, said rollers being adapted to be mounted at the upper and/or lower corners of said sliding door.
  • At least one of said profiles comprises handlers for handling said sliding door.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that the sliding door may be more comfortably handled.
  • said system further comprises measuring tape adapted to be mounted behind said front surface elements for positioning the front surface elements for covering a length corresponding to the height of the opening.
  • Figure la illustrates a closet with a sliding door made from a sliding door system according to the present invention
  • Figure lb illustrates a sliding door system according to the present invention being used for building a sliding door
  • Figure lc illustrates surface elements comprising overlapping front surface elements
  • Figure Id illustrates surface elements comprising overlapping back plates and front surface elements overlapping
  • Figure 2 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising back plates
  • Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising front surface elements with a recessed edge
  • Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising several top plates
  • FIG. 5 illustrates rollers mounted on the lower parts of the sliding door
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a top guide mounted on the top part of the sliding door.
  • Figure la illustrates a closet 100 where sliding doors 101 made from a sliding door system according to the present invention are mounted in front of an opening in the closet 100 in a sliding door track.
  • This is an example of four sliding doors 101 being mounted in the opening between the floor and the ceiling of a room. By sliding any of these four doors 101 to either side of the closet 100, access to the interior of the closet 100 is enabled.
  • Sliding doors 101 are mounted in front of a closet 100, but sliding doors 101 could be mounted in front of any opening such as a door opening or as an intermediate wall.
  • Figure lb illustrates a sliding door system according to the present invention being used for building a sliding door 101.
  • the sliding door system comprises profiles 105 and surface elements comprising front surface elements 107.
  • the sliding door system is transported to the costumer as separate profiles 105 and surface elements, comprising front surface elements 107, and when the costumer receives these elements the sliding door 101 is build using these elements. This is done by connecting the profiles 105 to the surface elements.
  • the length of the profiles 105 constitutes the height of the sliding door 101, and the profiles 105 could be delivered having the exact required length 1. Alternatively, the profiles 105 could be delivered having a standard length 1, which is then cut by the costumer into the exact length 1 of interest according to the required height of the sliding door 101. In a specific embodiment a marker could be added to the profile 105 to be delivered for easy identification of a cutting position.
  • the width of the surface elements constitutes the width of the sliding door 101.
  • the profiles 105 and the surface elements could be connected using fasteners such as screws or nails or glue.
  • profile brackets 113 are being used for connecting the profiles 105 to the front surface elements 107.
  • Four front surface elements 107 are being used in this situation for covering the entire length 1 of the sliding door 101.
  • a bottom plate 109 is attached between the profiles 105 onto the back side of the front surface element 107 positioned at the bottom of the sliding door 101 and is used to attach two rollers 111.
  • Figure lc illustrates the front surface elements 107 being positioned overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening and thereby corresponding to the length of the profiles. Both the amount of overlapping 108 between neighbouring front surface elements as well as the number of front surface elements can be adjusted to make the front surface elements 107 cover a surface corresponding to the length of the profile.
  • indicators 110 is added to the front surface elements 107, this indicator 110 is added to make it possible to ensure that a corresponding overlapping is made with all overlapping front surface elements 107. This could be to ensure a similar visual impression of neighbouring sliding doors or to ensure that the exact same overlapping is made with all front surface elements 107 and in all sliding doors 101 in a closet 100.
  • the indicator 110 could further indicate a height of the sliding door and thereby be used to ensure a specific height of the sliding door when the front surface elements 107 have been positioned overlapping each other.
  • Figure Id illustrates another embodiment where the surface elements comprise both front surface elements 107 and back plates 203 being positioned overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening and thereby corresponding to the length of the profiles.
  • Both the amount of overlapping 108 between neighbouring front surface elements and back plates 203 as well as the number of front surface elements 107 and back plates 203 can be adjusted to make the surface elements (107, 203) cover a surface corresponding to the length of the profile.
  • markers 110 is added to the front surface elements 107, this marker 110 is added to make it possible to ensure that a corresponding overlapping is made with all overlapping front surface elements 107. This could be to ensure a similar visual impression of neighbouring sliding doors or to ensure that the exact same overlapping is made with all front surface elements 107 and in all sliding doors 101.
  • the indicator could further indicate a height of the sliding door and thereby be used to ensure a specific height of the sliding door when the front surface elements 107 have been positioned overlapping each other.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising back plates 203, which are interposed between front surface elements 107 and are used to adjust the distance between the front surface elements 107.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising front surface elements with a recessed edge 301, which is used to interconnect neighbouring front surface element. Note that in this embodiment the two rollers 111 are directly attached to the back side of the front surface element 107 positioned at the bottom of the sliding door 101.
  • Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising several mounting plates 204.
  • the mounting plates 204 make it possible to connect back plates 203 and front surface plates 107 even though the back plates 203 are in a material not suitable for easy mounting to the front surface plates 107.
  • Figure 5 illustrates rollers 111 mounted on the lower parts of the sliding door 101.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a top guide 601 mounted on the top part of the sliding door 101.
  • the sliding door system is meant for positioning in front of an opening. It is to be understood that an opening could be part of a room where the sliding door is meant for delimiting a part of a room and extending from the floor to the ceiling of the room. Further the opening could be an opening to a closet or and opening to another room.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an adjustable sliding door system for building a sliding door (101) adapted to be used for delimiting a part of a room in an opening and extending from the floor to the ceiling of said room, said sliding door (101) is adapted to run in a track (103) positioned opposite on respectively the ceiling and the floor of the room, wherein said adjustable sliding door system comprises two profiles (105) constituting the sides of said sliding door and surface elements (107, 203) mounted between said profiles (105) and constituting the surface of the sliding door (101). The adjustable sliding door system comprises a plurality of surface elements (107, 203) adapted to be mounted overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening. This embodiment has the advantage that based on few standard elements a very flexible solution is obtained where a sliding door of any height may be built and colours/decors may vary in relation to personal desires.

Description

Adjustable Sliding Door System Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an adjustable sliding door system for building a sliding door adapted to be used for delimiting a part of a room in an opening and extending from the floor to the ceiling of said room, said sliding door is adapted to run in a track positioned opposite on respectively the ceiling and the floor of the room, wherein said adjustable sliding door system comprises two profiles constituting the sides of said sliding door. Background of the Invention
Current sliding doors systems are mostly available in connection with the purchase of closets. Usually, the buyer has a range of choices that fall within predefined dimensions. Sliding doors are adapted to be used for delimiting a part of a room in an opening and could extend from the floor to the ceiling of a room and could be mounted in front of any opening such as a door opening or be mounted as an intermediate wall.
In connection with sliding doors to be used for delimiting a part of a room and extend- ing from the floor to the ceiling, standard height sliding doors cannot be used since distances between floor and ceiling in rooms may vary significantly. Today sliding doors for this purpose are produced in customized dimensions, but this implies increased costs for the customer. Furthermore, customised solutions are quite cumbersome to handle for both producers as well as distributors seeing that more time is re- quired for manufacturing of the customized sliding doors and their components. Furthermore, the required customization results in long delivery time from placing of the order to receipt of the goods.
Alternatively standard sliding doors may be produced but this requires that customised fillets are added for covering any gap between the sliding door and the floor or ceiling. Hence, there is a need in the technical field of sliding door systems overcoming the above-mentioned drawbacks.
Object of the Invention
The object of the invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. Description of the Invention
The object of the invention is obtained by an adjustable sliding door system as described in the preamble of claim 1, wherein the adjustable sliding door system comprises a plurality of surface elements adapted to be mounted overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening.
Hence, the advantage of the invention is that the customer may build a sliding door (or a plurality of interconnected sliding doors), which is tailored to any opening (e.g. for closets, entrances and the like) without being bound to predefined sizes. Based on few standard elements a very flexible solution is obtained where a sliding door of any height may be built and colours/decors may vary in relation to personal desires.
This embodiment has the advantage that a very flexible solution is obtained where a sliding door of any height may be built and furthermore colours/decors may vary in relation to personal desires. Thereby the sliding door manufacturer only needs to produce standard components for the sliding door system, and the user can then easily from these standard components assemble a sliding door having a specific height corresponding to the opening where the sliding door is to be mounted. Furthermore, by having a system where the sliding doors are being assembled at the point of use, transportation of the sliding doors is much simpler and less space consuming. Sliding door systems can be transported using standard cars.
For each sliding door to be mounted in an opening, the sliding door system comprises two profiles and surface elements. The process of adding a sliding door in an opening using the sliding door system according to the present invention is as follows:
Initially the height of the opening is measured (the distance between the floor and the ceiling). 2. The surface elements have a predefined width and are positioned in continuation of each other and overlapping until a length is obtained corresponding to the height of the opening. This could in one embodiment be done by using an indicator e.g. measurement tape also included in the sliding door system.
3. Next the two profiles are cut in a length corresponding to the height of the opening, and they are being connected to the surface elements. It is the mounting of profiles to the surface elements that stabilises the sliding door.
4. Finally, rollers are mounted, e.g. on a bottom plate being mounted to the sliding door, and the sliding door is ready to be inserted in the opening for running along a track already mounted in the opening. The track could in one embodiment also be included in the sliding door system.
By the process as mentioned above the height of the sliding door is adjustable, whereas the width of the sliding door is predefined.
The sliding doors build from a sliding door system according to the present invention have a maximum height corresponding to the length of the profiles in the system before cutting. In an embodiment the surface elements comprises a plurality of front surface elements adapted to be mounted between said profiles of said sliding door, and wherein the front surface elements are adapted to be mounted overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening. In this way standard sized front surface elements can be positioned overlapping and in continuation of each other covering any height, only the number of elements and the amount of overlapping needs to be adjusted.
In an embodiment of the invention each front surface element comprises at least one recessed edge for engaging with a neighbouring front surface element. This embodi- ment has the advantage that neighbouring elements may be attached together in an effortless and quick manner. In an embodiment of the invention the surface elements comprises front surface elements and back plates, wherein the front surface elements are positioned in a mutual distance introducing a gap between said front surface elements, and wherein the back plates are meant for positioning behind the front surface elements for covering said mutual distance between two neighbouring front surface elements. This embodiment has the advantage that front surface elements may be interconnected by such back plates, and the back plates make the distance between front surface elements flexible since any gap may be covered by the back plate. In an embodiment of the invention each back plate comprises elongated grooves along the width of the back plate, wherein said elongated grooves are adapted for engaging with said front surface elements. This embodiment has the advantage that the distance between two front surface elements may be adjustable, and further it is assured that any back plates and front surface elements are being connected in a similar manner.
In an embodiment of the invention said system further comprises rollers for rolling the lower part of said sliding door along said track, said rollers being adapted to be mounted at the upper and/or lower corners of said sliding door. This embodiment has the advantage that the sliding door more easily may slide into the track.
In an embodiment of the invention, at least one of said profiles comprises handlers for handling said sliding door. This embodiment has the advantage that the sliding door may be more comfortably handled. In the following the invention is described by means of drawings illustrating non-limiting examples of an adjustable sliding door system.
In an embodiment said system further comprises measuring tape adapted to be mounted behind said front surface elements for positioning the front surface elements for covering a length corresponding to the height of the opening. Description of the Drawings
In the following, embodiments of the invention will be described referring to the drawings, wherein: Figure la illustrates a closet with a sliding door made from a sliding door system according to the present invention,
Figure lb illustrates a sliding door system according to the present invention being used for building a sliding door, Figure lc illustrates surface elements comprising overlapping front surface elements,
Figure Id illustrates surface elements comprising overlapping back plates and front surface elements overlapping, Figure 2 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising back plates,
Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising front surface elements with a recessed edge,
Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising several top plates,
Figure 5 illustrates rollers mounted on the lower parts of the sliding door,
Figure 6 illustrates a top guide mounted on the top part of the sliding door. Detailed Description of the Invention
Figure la illustrates a closet 100 where sliding doors 101 made from a sliding door system according to the present invention are mounted in front of an opening in the closet 100 in a sliding door track. This is an example of four sliding doors 101 being mounted in the opening between the floor and the ceiling of a room. By sliding any of these four doors 101 to either side of the closet 100, access to the interior of the closet 100 is enabled. Sliding doors 101 are mounted in front of a closet 100, but sliding doors 101 could be mounted in front of any opening such as a door opening or as an intermediate wall. Figure lb illustrates a sliding door system according to the present invention being used for building a sliding door 101. The sliding door system comprises profiles 105 and surface elements comprising front surface elements 107. The sliding door system is transported to the costumer as separate profiles 105 and surface elements, comprising front surface elements 107, and when the costumer receives these elements the sliding door 101 is build using these elements. This is done by connecting the profiles 105 to the surface elements.
The length of the profiles 105 constitutes the height of the sliding door 101, and the profiles 105 could be delivered having the exact required length 1. Alternatively, the profiles 105 could be delivered having a standard length 1, which is then cut by the costumer into the exact length 1 of interest according to the required height of the sliding door 101. In a specific embodiment a marker could be added to the profile 105 to be delivered for easy identification of a cutting position. The width of the surface elements constitutes the width of the sliding door 101. The profiles 105 and the surface elements could be connected using fasteners such as screws or nails or glue. In this example profile brackets 113 are being used for connecting the profiles 105 to the front surface elements 107. Four front surface elements 107 are being used in this situation for covering the entire length 1 of the sliding door 101.
A bottom plate 109 is attached between the profiles 105 onto the back side of the front surface element 107 positioned at the bottom of the sliding door 101 and is used to attach two rollers 111. Figure lc illustrates the front surface elements 107 being positioned overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening and thereby corresponding to the length of the profiles. Both the amount of overlapping 108 between neighbouring front surface elements as well as the number of front surface elements can be adjusted to make the front surface elements 107 cover a surface corresponding to the length of the profile.
In the illustrated embodiment indicators 110 is added to the front surface elements 107, this indicator 110 is added to make it possible to ensure that a corresponding overlapping is made with all overlapping front surface elements 107. This could be to ensure a similar visual impression of neighbouring sliding doors or to ensure that the exact same overlapping is made with all front surface elements 107 and in all sliding doors 101 in a closet 100. The indicator 110 could further indicate a height of the sliding door and thereby be used to ensure a specific height of the sliding door when the front surface elements 107 have been positioned overlapping each other.
Figure Id illustrates another embodiment where the surface elements comprise both front surface elements 107 and back plates 203 being positioned overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening and thereby corresponding to the length of the profiles. Both the amount of overlapping 108 between neighbouring front surface elements and back plates 203 as well as the number of front surface elements 107 and back plates 203 can be adjusted to make the surface elements (107, 203) cover a surface corresponding to the length of the profile.
In the illustrated embodiment markers 110 is added to the front surface elements 107, this marker 110 is added to make it possible to ensure that a corresponding overlapping is made with all overlapping front surface elements 107. This could be to ensure a similar visual impression of neighbouring sliding doors or to ensure that the exact same overlapping is made with all front surface elements 107 and in all sliding doors 101. The indicator could further indicate a height of the sliding door and thereby be used to ensure a specific height of the sliding door when the front surface elements 107 have been positioned overlapping each other. Figure 2 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising back plates 203, which are interposed between front surface elements 107 and are used to adjust the distance between the front surface elements 107. In this embodiment a top plate 205 is attached between the profiles 105 onto the back side of the front surface element 107 positioned at the top of the sliding door 101 and a bottom plate 109 is attached in a similar manner positioned at the bottom of the sliding door 101. Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising front surface elements with a recessed edge 301, which is used to interconnect neighbouring front surface element. Note that in this embodiment the two rollers 111 are directly attached to the back side of the front surface element 107 positioned at the bottom of the sliding door 101.
Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment of the sliding door system according to the present invention comprising several mounting plates 204. The mounting plates 204 make it possible to connect back plates 203 and front surface plates 107 even though the back plates 203 are in a material not suitable for easy mounting to the front surface plates 107.
Figure 5 illustrates rollers 111 mounted on the lower parts of the sliding door 101.
Figure 6 illustrates a top guide 601 mounted on the top part of the sliding door 101. Throughout this text it has been described that the sliding door system is meant for positioning in front of an opening. It is to be understood that an opening could be part of a room where the sliding door is meant for delimiting a part of a room and extending from the floor to the ceiling of the room. Further the opening could be an opening to a closet or and opening to another room.
References
100 Closet
101 Sliding door
103 Sliding door track 105 Profiles
107, 109 Surface elements
107 Front surface elements
108 Overlap
109 Bottom plate
1 10 Indicator
111 Rollers
113 Profile brackets
203 Back plates
204 Mounting plates
205 Top plate
301 Recessed edge 601 Top guide

Claims

1. An adjustable sliding door system for building a sliding door (101) adapted to be used for delimiting a part of a room in an opening and extending from the floor to the ceiling of said room, said sliding door (101) is adapted to run in a track (103) positioned opposite on respectively the ceiling and the floor of the room, wherein said adjustable sliding door system comprises two profiles (105) constituting the sides of said sliding door and surface elements (107, 203) mounted between said profiles (105) and constituting the surface of the sliding door (101), characterized in that said adjustable sliding door system comprises a plurality of surface elements (107, 203) adapted to be mounted overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening.
2. An adjustable sliding door system according to claim 1, characterised in that said surface elements comprise a plurality of front surface elements (107) adapted to be mounted between said profiles (105) of said sliding door (101), and wherein the front surface elements (107) are adapted to be mounted overlapping and in continuation of each other in a length corresponding to the height of the opening.
3. An adjustable sliding door system according to claim 2, characterized in that each front surface element (201) comprises at least one recessed edge (301) for engaging with a neighbouring front surface element (201).
4. An adjustable sliding door system according to claim 1, characterized in that said surface elements (107, 203) comprise a plurality of front surface elements (107) and back plates (203) and wherein said front surface elements (107) are adapted to positioned in a mutual distance introducing a gap between said front surface elements (107), wherein the back plates (203) are adapted for positioning behind the front surface elements (201) and overlapping neighbouring front surface elements (107) for covering said mutual distance between two neighbouring front surface elements (107).
5. An adjustable sliding door system according to claim 4, characterized in that each back plate (203) comprises elongated grooves along the width of the back plate (203), wherein said elongated grooves are adapted for engaging with said front surface elements (201).
6. An adjustable sliding door system according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said system further comprises rollers (111) for rolling the lower part of said sliding door (101) along said track (103), said rollers (111) being adapted for being mounted at the upper and/or lower corners of said sliding door (101).
7. An adjustable sliding door system according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of said profiles (105) comprises handlers for handling said sliding door (101).
8. An adjustable sliding door system according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said system further comprises indicators (110) adapted to be mounted behind said front surface elements for positioning the front surface elements for covering a length corresponding to the height of the opening.
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